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Lunar Analog Research ! A List of Research Needed in Preparation to Open the Lunar Frontier and a List of Analog Station Activities are Flip Sides of the Same Coin [So do read the Research Theme Issue First!] By Peter Kokh The common expectation that a Lunar Analog Research Station must be set in a terrain that in some way reminds us of the Moon, may be proper so far as outdoor activities are concerned: geology prospecting in particular. But there are many types of research for which the “needed analog” is not of the lunar surface. A primary example is research that requires simulation, not of some moonscape, but of the Moon’s month-long dayspan-nightspan cycle. Four things that come to mind are power generation and storage, thermal management, operations management, and agriculture. Nor do all lunar analog research experiments need to be done in one location. A one- location operation necessarily requires researchers to take turns, with a limited amount of time, and with significant logistics expenditures: getting crew and equipment to and from. A decen- tralized or polycentric plan would allow researchers to “do their thing” where they live and work, in conjunction with any associated institutions or corporations, on a year-around basis. The Mars Society’s two analog outposts, on Canada’s high arctic Devon Island and in south central Utah have drawn considerable publicity for the Society. And publicity attracts members and funding. But the research that gets done, gets done inefciently. If a number of research programs are supported, coming online when each is ready with sufcient support – not according to some idealistic plan – there will still be plenty of opportu- nity for publicity, and local publicity can stir interest, attract funding and new members as well. The Moon Society might consider such a decentralized plan. We may be able to start with opera-tions already underway, with the Society coming aboard as a co-sponsor, providing funding for modest but needed additional experiments, for example. This plan will not result in the gut & glory camaraderie that exists between hundreds of veterans of FMARS/MDRS crews. We must start afresh. We are pioneers, not followers. ## Mars Desert Research Station, Hanksville, Utah, site of Moon Society Simulation Exercise on Crew 45, Feb. 26 -March 11, 2005 Note simulated tunnel that we built between the Hab and the GreenHab. ! CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX MMM THEMES: Lunar Analog Activities NOTE: Many of these articles describe how we will live on the Moon, We selected them to show how we should design our Lunar Analog Stations to provide the right kind of atmosphere, as well as to test out and debug the technologies in question. PK MMM # 36 Biospherics Research Lags Behind Hardware R&D MMM # 41 “Expanding the Human Economy Through Of-Planet Resources” MMM # 50 Modeling a Lunar Analog Station After Proposed Hostel Structures MMM # 51 Maintaing Fresh Air - Avoiding Use of Combustibles MMM # 52 The Role of the Campfire MMM # 66 Wiring on the Moon; Light Delivery Systems MMM # 67 Demo or Die - Advice with a Warning MMM # 75 A Successful Lunar Appropriate Modular Architecture MMM # 76 Manufacturing and Assembly of Interior Walls: Problems & Solutions for Hanging Stuf on the Walls; Module Ceilings; Module Flooring MMM # 77 What to hang on the walls MMM # 80 Practice Painting with Moon-sourceable Media MMM # 89 Dust Control; Turtle-back Spacesuits and Suit Locks MMM # 91 Expanding the Station; Station Personnel MMM # 96 A Green Security Blanket: Greenery in the Station: The Quest for Elbow Room and Thoughtful Design MMM # 116 Using Space “24/7”:Optimum Morale; A Modular Approach to Biospherics MMM # 131 The Developer’s Role MMM # 133 “Spinning-up” Frontier Enterprises Profitable for both Earth & Space MMM # 135 Using Cast Basalt Products for Maximum Simulation MMM # 146 Urban Lofts and Settlement Style (Furnishing & Decor) MMM # 183 A Broad-Based Efort to Expand the Scope of the Analog Research Station Program; MDRS Scrap & Trash vs. Spirit & Opportunity; Our Own Lunar Analog Research Station? What we might want to do diferently; Participating in the Mars Society’s Analog Program; Utah’s Block Rock Desert: A Lunar Analog Site? We Paid a Visit MMM # 193 Changing Mission Plans to fit lessons learned on Devon Island and in Utah: MMM # 195 What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate MMM # 198 The Outpost Trap; II. An Expansion-friendly Modular Outpost Architectural Language, and Construction/Assembly Systems Design; Teleoperation MMM # 199 Candidate Lunar Analog Sites MMM # 200 A Lunar Analog Station Program can pave the way, if well-focused; Analog Outpost Site Options Continued MMM # 201 Modular Biospherics; Living Walls; The MexLunarHab Project; Usefullness of Terrestrial Lavatubes in a Lunar Analog Research Program MMM # 202 Antarctic South Pole Station’s Food Growth Chamber MMM # 207 Modular Biospherics: Tritreme Drain Plumbing MMM # 208 Calgary Space Workers Mobile Lunar Analog Station Not Previously Published • What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate • Directions of Lunar Analog Research • Modeling An Expanding Lunar Outpost • Research Opportunities that may flow from an Analog Environment ! • The Sandbox – teleoperation experiments • Volcanic deposits – basalt product • Abandoned mine galleries above the water table • Artemis Society’s Project LETO Proposal Visitors Center &/or Research Station • The role of Design Contests and Engineering • Young People and analog research SUB-THREAD INDEX MMM THEMES: Lunar Analog Activities ANALOG RESEARCH STATION RESEARCH GOALS MMM # 41 “Expanding the Human Economy Through Of-Planet Resources” MMM # 67 Demo or Die - Advice with a Warning MMM # 75 A Successful Lunar Appropriate Modular Architecture MMM # 80 Practice Painting with Moon-sourceable Media MMM # 89 Dust Control; Turtle-back Spacesuits and Suit Locks MMM # 131 The Developer’s Role MMM # 133 “Spinning-up” Frontier Enterprises Profitable for both Earth & Space MMM # 183 A Broad-Based Efort to Expand the Scope of the Analog Research Station Program MMM # 193 Changing Mission Plans to fit lessons learned on Devon Island and in Utah: MMM # 195 What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate Our Own Lunar Analog Research Station? What we might want to do diferently; MMM # 193 Changing Mission Plans to fit lessons learned on Devon Island and in Utah: MMM # 195 What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate MMM # 198 The Outpost Trap; II. An Expansion-friendly Modular Outpost Architectural Language, and Construction/Assembly Systems Design; Teleoperation MMM # 200 A Lunar Analog Station Program can pave the way, if well-focused; Not Previously Published • What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate • Directions of Lunar Analog Research • Research Opportunities that may flow from an Analog Environment • The Sandbox – teleoperation experiments • Artemis Society’s Project LETO Proposal Visitors Center &/or Research Station ANALOG RESEARCH STATION DESIGNS MMM # 36 Biospherics Research Lags Behind Hardware R&D MMM # 50 Modeling a Lunar Analog Station After Proposed Hostel Structures MMM # 51 Maintaing Fresh Air - Avoiding Use of Combustibles MMM # 52 The Role of the Campfire MMM # 66 Wiring on the Moon; Light Delivery Systems MMM # 75 A Successful Lunar Appropriate Modular Architecture MMM # 76 Manufacturing and Assembly of Interior Walls: Problems & Solutions for Hanging Stuf on the Walls; Module Ceilings; Module Flooring MMM # 77 What to hang on the walls MMM # 91 Expanding the Station; Station Personnel MMM # 96 A Green Security Blanket: Greenery in the Station: The Quest for Elbow Room and Thoughtful Design MMM # 116 Using Space “24/7”:Optimum Morale; A Modular Approach to Biospherics MMM # 135 Using Cast Basalt Products for Maximum Simulation ! MMM # 146 Urban Lofts and Settlement Style (Furnishing & Decor) MMM # 198 The Outpost Trap; II. An Expansion-friendly Modular Outpost Architectural Language, and Construction/Assembly Systems Design; Teleoperation MMM # 198 The Outpost Trap; II. An Expansion-friendly Modular Outpost Architectural Language, and Construction/Assembly Systems Design; Teleoperation MMM # 201 Modular Biospherics; Living Walls MMM # 202 Antarctic South Pole Station’s Food Growth Chamber MMM # 207 Modular Biospherics: Tritreme Drain Plumbing MMM # 208 Calgary Space Workers Mobile Lunar Analog Station MMM # 201 Modular Biospherics; Living Walls; The MexLunarHab Project; Usefullness of Terrestrial Lavatubes in a Lunar Analog Research Program Not Previously Published • Modeling An Expanding Lunar Outpost • The Role of Design Contests and Engineering Competitions • Selection of Analog Design Illustrations ANALOG DEMONSTRATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MMM # 36 Biospherics Research Lags Behind Hardware R&D MMM # 51 Maintaing Fresh Air - Avoiding Use of Combustibles MMM # 52 The Role of the Campfire MMM # 66 Wiring on the Moon; Light Delivery Systems MMM # 67 Demo or Die - Advice with a Warning MMM # 76 Manufacturing and Assembly of Interior Walls: Problems & Solutions for Hanging Stuf on the Walls; Module Ceilings; Module Flooring MMM # 89 Dust Control MMM # 133 “Spinning-up” Frontier Enterprises Profitable for both Earth & Space MMM # 135 Using Cast Basalt Products for Maximum Simulation MMM # 195 What a Lunar Analog Research Station Should Attempt to Demonstrate MMM # 201 Modular Biospherics; Living Walls MMM # 202 Antarctic South Pole Station’s Food Growth Chamber MMM # 207 Modular Biospherics:
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